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Detroit Tigers @ Minnesota Twins
1972-08-26 · Day game · Metropolitan Stadium · 11 innings · Att: 36090 · 61°F, rain · Wind 12 mph · 3:54
Detroit Tigers defeated Minnesota Twins 5–3. Detroit Tigers put up 2 in the 8th. Bill Slayback earned the win and Lerrin LaGrow picked up the save. Aurelio Rodriguez went 2-for-6 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 12 | |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Bill Slayback L: Jim Strickland SV: Lerrin LaGrow
Umpires — HP: Lou DiMuro · 1B: Bill Deegan · 2B: Larry McCoy · 3B: Jim Honochick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Dick McAuliffe | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aurelio Rodriguez | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Northrup | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Norm Cash | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Willie Horton | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Duke Sims | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Mickey Stanley | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ed Brinkman | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
 Mickey Lolich | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gates Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tom Haller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Kaline | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Freehan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Slayback | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Taylor | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Cesar Tovar | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Rod Carew | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Steve Braun | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Bobby Darwin | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Danny Thompson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Rich Reese | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Steve Brye | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Glenn Borgmann | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Bert Blyleven | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Harmon Killebrew | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan Monzon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Eric Soderholm | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mickey Lolich | 6.0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Chris Zachary | 1.1 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 John Hiller | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chuck Seelbach | 0.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fred Scherman | 1.1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Bill Slayback | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Foor | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lerrin LaGrow | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Minnesota Twins — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bert Blyleven | 8.2 | 10 | 3 | 5 |
 Dave LaRoche | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Strickland | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Dick McAuliffe: 43
- Aurelio Rodriguez: S7
- Jim Northrup: W.1-2
- Norm Cash: K
- Willie Horton: 63
Bot 1
- Cesar Tovar: D7
- Rod Carew: 53
- Steve Braun: K/C
- Bobby Darwin: K
Top 2
- Duke Sims: 7
- Mickey Stanley: S7
- Ed Brinkman: W.1-2
- Mickey Lolich: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 2
- Danny Thompson: W
- Rich Reese: K/C
- Steve Brye: 9
- Glenn Borgmann: K
Top 3
- Dick McAuliffe: 31
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 7
- Jim Northrup: S8
- Norm Cash: D9.1-H;BX3(845)
Bot 3
- Bert Blyleven: 63
- Cesar Tovar: 9
- Rod Carew: 63
Top 4
- Willie Horton: 8
- Duke Sims: 153
- Mickey Stanley: S8
- Ed Brinkman: W.1-2
- Mickey Lolich: K/C
Bot 4
- Steve Braun: 43
- Bobby Darwin: K/C
- Danny Thompson: K/C
Top 5
- Dick McAuliffe: S7
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 7
- Jim Northrup: 7/L
- Norm Cash: 8/L
Bot 5
- Rich Reese: 3
- Steve Brye: 63
- Glenn Borgmann: HR/7
- Bert Blyleven: 8/L
Top 6
- Willie Horton: 8
- Duke Sims: K
- Mickey Stanley: 8
Bot 6
- Cesar Tovar: W
- Rod Carew: 7/L
- Steve Braun: K
- Bobby Darwin: HR/7.1-H
- Danny Thompson: 3/FL
Top 7
- Ed Brinkman: 5/FL
- Gates Brown: K
- Dick McAuliffe: 8
Bot 7
- Rich Reese: 7
- Steve Brye: 23
- Glenn Borgmann: W
- Bert Blyleven: K
Top 8
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 8
- Jim Northrup: D7
- Norm Cash: S9.2-3
- Willie Horton: S9.1-2;3-H
- Duke Sims: S9.1-2;2-H
- Mickey Stanley: 9
- Ed Brinkman: K/C
Bot 8
- Cesar Tovar: 7
- Rod Carew: W
- Steve Braun: CS2(263)
- Steve Braun: 9/L
Top 9
- Tom Haller: 13
- Dick McAuliffe: E3
- Aurelio Rodriguez: 54(1)/FO
- Jim Northrup: 6/L
Bot 9
- Bobby Darwin: 3/G
- Danny Thompson: S8
- Rich Reese: W.1-2
- Harmon Killebrew: 6
- Glenn Borgmann: 3
Top 10
- Al Kaline: S7
- Willie Horton: 8
- Bill Freehan: 7
- Mickey Stanley: 6
Bot 10
- Dan Monzon: 4
- Cesar Tovar: T9
- Rod Carew: IW
- Steve Braun: 2/FL
- Bobby Darwin: 64(1)/FO
Top 11
- Ed Brinkman: W
- Bill Slayback: 16(1)/FO
- Tony Taylor: 7
- Aurelio Rodriguez: HR/7.1-H
- Jim Northrup: K
Bot 11
- Danny Thompson: S8
- Rich Reese: W.1-2
- Eric Soderholm: 5/FL
- Glenn Borgmann: 64(1)3/GDP
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